Friday, March 26, 2010

This cake was super fun to make. At first I was a little stressed about it as the orginal cake was to be an xbox 360 then at the last minute they asked for paintball instead. I didn't have any time to plan or research a paintball field so I decided so this is the first thing that came to my mind.

Everything is buttercream, with fondant rocks, tires and walls. The 'dirt' is chocolate icing with Oreo cookie crumbs.

Monday, March 22, 2010

Want a fun little trick for your kids on April Fool's day? These are so easy to make and your kids will love them.

Buy a pound cake from the frozen dessert section of the grocery store. Cut it into slices, put it in the oven for about a minute under broil to give it a toasty look. Be careful this happens very fast. Let them cool, and cut them diagonally. Using about a 1/4 tub of icing or your own home made icing dye it with a little red and several drops of food colouring until you get a nice orange colour for cheese. If you put a nice amount on one side of your sandwich and put the top piece of toast on top pushing down lightly you will get the icing to come out of the edges making it look like melted cheese.

, So what is a cake pop you ask.......a little piece of heaven! I came across the world of cake pops on Bakerella and had to try them out. They are made from cake crumbled up then mixed with icing which you then form into balls (or what ever shape you need), as if that doesn't sound yummy as it is, you then dip them in chocolate!! Trust me, they taste amazing.

These are some fun little chick pops for Easter.

Here are some great spring flowers. I love the colours of these. The cake pop is the base under the flower, so you get an added bonus of candy with these ones :)
I will also be making this for Mother's Day so let me know if you are interested in ordering yours as I need to get some of the supplies while Easter items are still out.

These little guys didn't turn out as cute as I had hoped but I wanted to post them for you anyways. My kids love the show In the night garden. These are two of the characters from the show.

Monday, March 15, 2010

We had so much fun with the Halloween and Christmas cupcake workshops, I am doing an Easter one this time around. You can make these cute cupcakes just in time for any school Easter parties or guests you have coming over the Easter weekend.

Sign up today to reserve your spot in the session of your choice as space is limited. You will make 12 cupcakes, 4 of each design - if you need to make more let me know when you sign up.

Wednesday March 31st 10am-12pm OR 7:30pm-9:30pm
$15 per person - Pre-Registration is required by Monday March 22nd, you can e-mail me to sign up.

Sunday, March 14, 2010

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Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Nothing like a cake with race cars to please the eyes of a 4 year old. This is a fun cake for a little guy at my children's daycare. The trick will be getting it to the daycare without my son trying to take the cars first.

Friday, March 5, 2010

Who doesn't love red roses? I must say I can go awhile without seeing another rose for a few weeks after staying up until 2am making 2.5 dozen of them.

This cake turned into a challenge on many levels. Several things did not go as planned and had to change design plans half way through to make it work. I am happy with the final outcome and hopefully the customer will be as well.

Located just outside of Barrie, ON. Smashing Cake Designs is your cake decorator for events of any size. We are happy to create cakes for small get gatherings or large weddings. Browse through our photos to see if anything catches your eye and we are always more then happy to create new designs.